What is context-handoff?
context-handoff is a Claude Code mod by Akash001uts that hands a long session off cleanly: at a context threshold Claude updates the docs and writes a handoff, the session compacts with its instructions, then a kickoff prompt carries on. Gives. It is listed under Context & memory and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Akash001uts |
| Repository | Akash001uts/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #1,462 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #159 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | /"^mcp__context-handoff__handoff_ready$"/ calls, compaction, every prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is context-handoff safe to install?
context-handoff scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install context-handoff?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/Akash001uts/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/context-handoff
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Akash001uts/claude-mods && claude plugin install context-handoff@akash-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-handoff for you:
Install the "context-handoff" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Akash001uts/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/context-handoff. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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